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Hines cited as a cause of concern. The parcel configuration is also so tight, Cardno Senior Planner and Urban Designer Ryan Givens told the commissioners, the building layout barely fits, even in an L-shape. Moreover, stormwa- ter facilities would have to be placed in an underground vault. "We can accomplish this design," Gibbons told the commissioners. "It is just a little difficult." The property on East Avenue also has low levels of petroleum compounds and arse- nic, as indicated by soil samples. Petroleum storage tanks were once located on the prop- erty, which used to be home to Morris Oil, according to a county staff summary of the Cardno report. Meanwhile, the city-owned site at 1330 N. Osprey Ave. has concentrations of lead, arsenic, benzo(a)pyrene (a hydrocarbon The Sarasota City and County commissioners listen as County Chairman Charles Hines explains the procedures for public comments on April 22. Photo by Norman Schimmel A Cardno ENTRIX Inc. consultant presents information gleaned from due diligence and environmental studies. Photo by Roger Drouin Sarasota News Leader April 25, 2014 Page 27